Sometimes the plans we make for our life in general, or just for a certain part of our life don’t seem to work out the way we intended. No matter how motivated we might be, certain events can shake us and we find us looking for a new plan. That can happen on a big scale, concerning important parts of our lives. Or it can just influence small things like the new workout we just started.
Actually, it happens a lot when we just get started. We are not quite in the routine yet, the workout is still more of a must-do instead of a want-to, and we still have to keep reminding ourselves why we are even doing that to ourselves, getting all sore and wore out. And then something happens. It might be as simple as a cookout with the family or a cold that takes us out of the game. Then what? We find ourselves procrastinating, not really feeling it anymore (if we ever even felt it yet) and we stop. We just give up and tell ourselves that this was just not the right time to start with a new workout or that our lives are simply too busy at this point and we might get back to it later.
And yes, that is what happened to me, too. And not for the first time I have to say. My workout buddy is still not fully recovered and my motivation was not that high to begin with. A cheat day here, a weekend with the in-laws cooking out, a lazy day there and I’m back to square one. Great! And I can’t even blame anybody but myself for it.
On top of that I had to go see an orthopedic surgeon about my knee. It’s been giving me problems for years, I had one surgery already and it is still not better. I was actually facing surgery again and I guess I was thinking along the lines of “what’s the point? I won’t be able to work out after the surgery anyways, might as well just quit now”. But those were just excuses.
I was told that I could not do certain moves anymore, including lunges and squats (as if I ever liked those to begin with) and might have to be careful with running, so I will have to change my workout plan a little bit to substitute that part of the “Brazil Butt Lift” program. For now that means that I will no longer be doing the “Bum Bum” and replace that with the “Bender Ball” workout program.
So starting Monday I will start over again, and no, I’m not procrastinating right now, but the program starts on a Monday. Until then I will stick to my eating plan, which will be challenged tomorrow already because of Game Day. I’ll have to think of some healthy snacks for that occasion and the rest of the football season.
